Bright Ideas Blog Hop Archives - A Lesson Plan for Teachers

End of Year Review? Play Games!

Posted on May 1, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

At the end of each school year, students are restless, but they still need to be enticed to prepare for their end of year exams. In my classes, I let my students create and play games! Creating and playing games...Read More

Giving Students Identity

Posted on November 21, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Just recently, I met my biological father's daughter - my half-sister. I am 46 years old, yet my lack of identity still haunts me to this day. I desperately want to know my heritage, how I came about, and what...Read More

Confidence Building at the Beginning of the School Year

Posted on September 19, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

After a few weeks in the school year have been tackled, I often stop to reflect on my year so far. It's at that point when I question everything, including my own knowledge and skills! What do I know? Am...Read More

Practice Annotation & Primary Source Analysis Using Family Photos

Posted on August 22, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Students often have a hard time knowing what to "see" in images we use in the classroom to help them investigate various topics in history. While there are many guides to help us ask the right questions, there are few...Read More

Bright Ideas Blog Hop: Who Do You Know?

Posted on July 18, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Years ago, new teachers could walk into a school building and begin teaching on the first day of school without any assistance or introduction. All that has changed! With the ever changing requirements for teaching and the increasing demands for...Read More

Bright Ideas Blog Hop: Meeting Students at the Door for Classroom Management

Posted on June 20, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

One of the most popular books for classroom management over the past few decades was Wong and Wong's The First Days of School. While this book was not as relevant for middle and high school classrooms, it still offered great...Read More

Bright Ideas Blog Hop: Playing Games for Year End Review

Posted on April 18, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we get closer to the end of the year, and to testing season, it's important to review. But no rule says review cannot be fun! Here's an idea that I used in my classroom year after year, and it's...Read More